Back to Beijing with Eric Lerner
A couple weeks ago, we posted Eric Lerner’s fantastic Olympics advert for Coke. We recently had a chance to catch up with him for a…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Black Thinking: “The Fly and the Eye”
For Black Thinking, Cisma (Denis Kamioka) directed “The Fly and the Eye,” a comically surreal short that’s equal parts Hitchcock and Alice in Wonderland. As…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Review: Art of the Modern Movie Poster
Created by Judith Salavetz, Spencer Drate, and Sam Sarowitz (with elegantly concise writing by Dave Kehr) Art of the Modern Movie Poster is the definitive…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Freestlye Collective: Fusion Fall Cinematic
I caught a sneak peek of Freestyle Collective’s action-packed cinematic for Cartoon Network’s forthcoming Fusion Fall game a few months ago, and I’ve been waiting…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Michael Glen: Latte?
For Michael Glen’s final project in animation and interactive media at RMIT University Australia, he developed a unique and quirky look for his short film,…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Asif Mian joins 1st Ave Machine
1st Ave Machine has expanded their happy family by adding Asif Mian to the mix. After Matt Lambert, who joined 1st Ave a few months…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Sebastian’s Voodoo
Sebastian’s Voodoo by Joaquin Baldwin is a beautiful short about sacrifice and friendship.
Brian Gossett • 16 years ago
Psyop: Coke “Heist”
For this weekend’s Super Bowl ad-o-rama, Psyop and Weiden+Kennedy Portland teamed up create another epic tale of longing for Coke. Like the 2007 “Happiness Factory,”…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Yuval and Merav Nathan for Oren Lavie
I know this piece has been up for close to a week now. However, after some great feedback across the board, I’ve decided to upgrade…
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Matt Lambert • 16 years ago
Aardman Animations: Change4Life
Aardman director Steve Harding-Hill mixed 3D and 2D animation with a great sense of comedic timing to nudge Britons off the couch and into the…
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Justin Cone • 16 years ago
Hip-Hop Gets the Schofield Treatment
Keith Schofield refines his look in this brand new video for MIMS “Move”. Keith has definitely been one to watch in the last year. Recent…
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Matt Lambert • 16 years ago
David Wilson – Moray McLaren ‘We Got Time’
All of the animations seen in David Wilson’s music video for Moray McLaren’s ‘We Got Time‘ were created in camera. Repeat: in camera. No CG,…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 15 years ago
The Nature Between Us: Q&A with Will Campbell and Jett Steiger
Back in 2007, as students at the Savannah College of Art and Design, William Campbell teamed up with Anh Vu to create The Lemon Tree,…
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Justin Cone • 15 years ago
Challenge Your World: Mainframe
Mainframe’s “One Day…” is the latest film in the Challenge Your World 20/20 series, brought to you by Motionographer and Challenge Your World. What’s Challenge…
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Justin Cone • 15 years ago
Jimena Oddi & Jorge Jaramillo: N.A.S.A. “Whatchadoin?”
Continuing in the brilliant tradition of the other audio/visual releases from N.A.S.A. is “Whatchadoin?”, directed by Jimena Oddi and Jorge Jaramillo. (Via: BoingBoing. Tip: Stephen…
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Justin Cone • 15 years ago
SpecialGuest/Vinicius Costa: Zune HD
1st Ave Machine‘s colorful alter ego, SpecialGuest, presents a new spot for Zune HD. This spot is Vinicius Costa‘s commercial directorial debut with SpecialGuest, following…
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Michelle Higa Fox • 15 years ago
A Graphic Score For Beethoven’s 5th Symphony
A Graphic Score For Beethoven’s 5th Symphony More here. via @connortmcdonald
Bran Dougherty-Johnson • 15 years ago
Spike Jonze: We Were Once a Fairytale
[qt:https://motionograph.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/We_Were_Once_Final_UncompressedQT_Generic_h264.mov 960 540] Regardless of your opinion of this video’s PR intent, ‘We Were Once A Fairytale‘ (via Pitchfork) is yet another piece of structurally…
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Justin Cone • 15 years ago
Christian Borstlap Stripes for Stamps
Christian Borstlap recently finished these deliciously simple animated illustrations for Dutch children’s charity, Kinderpostzegels. Paul Postma did a great job of bringing Christian’s colourful illustrations…
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James Wignall • 15 years ago
N.A.S.A: Tom Waits and Kool Keith “Spacious Thoughts”
BoingBoing Video brings the N.A.S.A. goods again, this time featuring Tom Waits and Cool Keith, with visuals by Montreal-based Fluorescent Hill (previously featured on Motionographer…
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Justin Cone • 15 years ago
LAIKA: Tostitos “The Amazing Flamenco Chef”
A spot hit the airwaves last week and caused a stir in our community. It had the kind of superb craftmanship that catches your eye…
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Lauren Indovina • 15 years ago
Another Nightmarish Tale from Adam Berg
Coming off of an amazing 2009, with his Philip’s Carousel piece, Adam Berg continues to deliver aggressively cinematic narratives with Jordan Brand’s “Nightmare”. Similar to…
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Matt Lambert • 15 years ago
Ben Steiger Levine for Sprite
Up-and-coming A White Label Product director, Ben Steiger Levine, delivers his first major commercial undertaking via Sprite. The moment of creative inspiration is visualized by…
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Matt Lambert • 15 years ago
Motion Theory: NCAA Under Construction
Motion Theory continues their decade-long run in the sports spot game with NCAA “Under Construction” from director Grady Hall. Hall’s background as a writer always…
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Matt Lambert • 15 years ago